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title: "Provision of Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) Services on behalf of NHS Derby & Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (DDCCG)"
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# Provision of Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) Services on behalf of NHS Derby & Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (DDCCG)

Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-895ab904-2644-4ffe-94ef-049647119e84

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## Summary

The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, acting on behalf of the NHS Derby & Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group, awarded a tender for the provision of Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) services. The procurement aimed to address the Derbyshire population's need for psychiatric intensive care services, offering block contract agreements for male and female beds over a specified period. The contract also included a spot-purchase arrangement for additional service provision. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with key dates set for the tender period and contract period.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the health services sector, particularly those involved in psychiatric hospital services and residential health facilities services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations were considered suitable for participation. Businesses with expertise in providing holistic care in acute settings could find this tender suitable for growth. The openness of the procurement process allows a diverse range of businesses to compete and potentially secure contracts in this specialised healthcare field.

## Notice

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (DDICB) (formerly Clinical Commissioning Group) (referred to as the Commissioner) invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to express an interest in delivering the Service(s), by responding to the opportunity as required and described within the published tender. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) acted as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process. The Derbyshire NHS mental health service provider (Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (DHcFT) did not provide a PICU service for patients to access. DDICB were seeking to procure PICU service(s) to meet the Derbyshire population need for psychiatric intensive care services. The purpose of the Psychiatric Intensive Care Service is to provide high quality holistic care in a safe and therapeutic setting for service users in the most acute and vulnerable stage of illness. It is not for long term care. To ensure care is contracted to meet this demand DDICB wished to procure a block contract agreement for the provision of care and support for 9 Male beds (Lot 1) and 4 Female beds (Lot 2) for an initial period of 2 years (commencing 1st February 2022 to 31st January 2024) with an option to extend for up to a maximum of a further 23 months (until 31st December 2025). It was accepted that with fluctuating demand there may be times when additional service provision is required above the block contract agreements for both Lot 1 - Males and Lot 2 - Females. As such DDICB wished to enter into a Spot-purchase (Lot 3) contract agreement where individual placements could be called-off against agreed terms and conditions. The Spot - purchase arrangement was for an initial period of 2 years (commencing from 1st November 2021 to 31st October 2023) with an option to extend for up to a maximum of a further 23 months (until 30th September 2025). Full details of the service were included as part of the tender documentation. The Commissioner was not able to award contracts for Lot 1 and Lot 2 as no bids were received that met the minimum quality threshold advertised. Lot 3 was awarded on a zero value, zero volume basis.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23a7e5fd-f7ac-4234-9361-2084d5ffd4c4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 14 May 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2021 - 30 Sep 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 3QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby North |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85144000 - Residential health facilities services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2022 at 15:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23a7e5fd-f7ac-4234-9361-2084d5ffd4c4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23a7e5fd-f7ac-4234-9361-2084d5ffd4c4
  31st October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/derbyshire-integrated-care-board/

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